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Mr. Mark Dobrovits
Thesis: A Study into the occurrence of Subsurface Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracks in the Wheels of RailCorp’s Outer Suburban Car Fleet.
Place of Study: University of Wollongong.
The thesis describes a static finite element analysis and stress distribution study that was carried out on the wheels of part of the RailCorp Outer Suburban Car (OSCAR) fleet as part of a process designed to address the incidence of some rolling contact fatigue cracks that had initiated below the wheel treads. The results of the study have contributed towards a better understanding of the propagation and behaviour of these rolling contact fatigue cracks and they have assisted in the development of optimised wheel re-profiling activities.
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Advanced notification is given of the Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award and the Wheel-Rail Interface Award both of which are to be made in 2011. Nominations will not close until 24 November 2011 and the official Call for Nominations will not be made until later this year. However, early notice now is given so that suitable railway-related topics might be selected for final year theses. For further details please refer to Awards/Honours.
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Nominations have opened for the RTSA Annual Individual Award and the Young Railway Engineer Award.For further information and nominations forms please visit Awards/Honours.
Nominations close on Friday 25th February 2011.
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In 2010 the Young Railway Engineer Award has been made to two awardees, Mr. Peter Munro and Mr. Daniel Headifen.
Mr. Peter Munro
is a Project Manager with Downer EDI Works Rail Project Division in Sydney where presently he is involved with the Port Botany Yard Reconfiguration and Upgrade project for the ARTC. Throughout his career, he has been associated with project management of a variety of significant rail initiatives both in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Kiwi Rail
Arahura Road/Rail Bridge Replacement.
The 2010 Industry Award is made to KiwiRail for the Arahura Road/Rail Bridge Replacement project across the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.
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The recipient of the 2010 Individual Award is Mr. Vince O’Rourke OM in recognition of his major contribution to the Australian rail industry during a distinguished career which began with the, then, NSWGR where he rose through the ranks to the position of Group General Manager Freight in the State Rail Authority of NSW.
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Nominations for the Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award and the Wheel-Rail Interface Award (previously known as the Contact Mechanics Award) for 2011 have now opened!
Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award
Wheel-Rail Interface Award
Nominations close Friday 26th November 2010 - and for the first time, nominations can be sumbitted online!
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Mr. Victor Lorena and Ms. Clara Mulholland
Thesis: A Proposed Orbital Public Transport System for Melbourne.
Place of Study: La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria
The thesis examines the feasibility of adopting an orbital public transport system in Melbourne, with a particular focus on the most efficient means of linking the outer suburbs of Sunshine and Broadmeadows. The detailed findings of the thesis conclude that an orbital rail line along the Albion to Jacana Line is potentially viable and worthy of further detailed study.
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Mr. Clinton Smalley
Thesis: Preliminary Study into Fatigue of Insulated Rail Joints.
Place of Study: Monash University, Victoria.
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Messrs. Michael Herd, David Battersby and Jabulani Chiwawa
Thesis: KiwiRail Brake Tester
Place of Study: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
